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SUBMITTER: Shui B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3103546 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shui Bo B Wang Qi Q Lee Frank F Byrnes Laura J LJ Chudakov Dmitry M DM Lukyanov Sergey A SA Sondermann Holger H Kotlikoff Michael I MI
PloS one 20110527 5
Circular permutation of fluorescent proteins provides a substrate for the design of molecular sensors. Here we describe a systematic exploration of permutation sites for mCherry and mKate using a tandem fusion template approach. Circular permutants retaining more than 60% (mCherry) and 90% (mKate) brightness of the parent molecules are reported, as well as a quantitative evaluation of the fluorescence from neighboring mutations. Truncations of circular permutants indicated essential N- and C-ter ...[more]